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ANR News Releases: Article

Agricultural research and education center moving to new site in Ventura County

February 15, 2023
By Michael Hsu
The University of California Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center the site of popular school field trips, 4-H programs, a UC Master Gardener demonstration garden, and numerous research trials on crops and landscape plants is moving to a new location on the west side of Camarillo.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New research report shows how improving school nutrition standards positively impact students

February 15, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Healthy Eating Research (HER), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, conducted a rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to understand how improving school nutrition standards could impact the nutritional quality of school meals, school meal participation, student dietary consumption, studen...
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute showcases text messaging innovation to improve CalFresh participants purchasing of California-grown produce at virtual CalFresh Forum

February 8, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Ron Strochlic
The annual CalFresh Forum, hosted by Nourish California in partnership with the California Department of Social Services, brings together key stakeholders from across California to acknowledge outstanding work, identify opportunities, and discuss strategies to improve the reach and impact of CalFres...
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Affiliated Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Lauren Au weighs in on proposed new USDA school nutrition standards in CNN and The New York Times

February 4, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
In a recent CNN article, Lauren Au, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Nutrition and an affiliated researcher with the Nutrition Policy Institute, shared her thoughts on the proposed changes to school nutrition standards.
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Not through Feb 20, 2023 SNAP can be used for hot foods in select counties including San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara
Healthy Youth, Families, and Communities: Article

Severe winter storms, power outages, and CalFresh Food

February 2, 2023
By Shannon Klisch
It has been several weeks since we experienced flooding and power outages in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties but that doesn't mean that everything is back to normal. Many people experienced power outages and damage from flooding.
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